BlackRock-backed Influence Media completes acquisition of Anthem Entertainment's catalogs
Music publisher and master-recording owner Anthem Entertainment's catalogs pass to Influence Media in a deal valued at over $600 million.
Influence Media Partners has completed its acquisition of substantially all of Anthem Entertainment's assets in a transaction valued at over $600 million, struck in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. The deal was first announced on July 29, when it was expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The assets include Anthem's music publishing catalogs, its film and TV publishing assets, and its master recordings, adding stakes in more than 24,000 released songs and 60,000 unexploited works. Titles named by the companies include The Weeknd's Die For You, Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again and Rush's Tom Sawyer.
Deal facts
- Target
- Anthem Entertainment
- Business
- Music publishing catalogs, film and TV publishing assets, and master recordings, formerly known as ole Media Management
- Buyer
- Influence Media Partners
- Backed by
- BlackRock
- Deal type
- Add-on
- Value
- over $600 million
- Advisers
- Truist financial adviser to Influence Media Partners
- Goldman Sachs exclusive financial adviser to Anthem Entertainment
- Status
- Completed
- Announced
- Thursday, November 5, 2026
Sources
- Music Business WorldwideNov 5, 2026
- Business WireNov 5, 2026
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